Oakland County Sheriff's Office 2011 Annual Report

The Correctional and Court Services Division of the Oakland County
Sheriff’s Office is responsible for the operation of the Main Jail and
Satellite Services, which includes Satellite Correctional Facilities and
Court Services. Corrective Services Main Jail, Annex, and Satellites Staff
have been faced with several budget challenges requiring drastic
measures, including the closure of many of our Satellite facilities,
reorganizing manpower, and cutting costs wherever possible. A
number of initiatives designed to reduce manpower and procedural
costs have been implemented such as video visitation and the work
release tether program, which utilize progressive, cutting edge
technology to achieve some of the Sheriff’s Office budget goals.
Corrective Services Division-Main Jail/Annex
The purpose of the Main Jail is the custody and care of inmates,
which includes providing clothing, food, and medical care in a
safe and secure environment during their period of pre-trial and
sentenced incarceration. Additionally, the inmates receive support
in the form of counseling, crisis intervention, adult education,
recreation, visitation and chaplaincy.
2011 Points of Interest:
• 19,889 prisoners were admitted, up from 19,608 inmate
admissions in 2010;
• 20,729 prisoners were released, down from 20,768 inmate
releases in 2010;
• A video visitation system was utilized which allows scheduling
of inmate visits without contact. In 2011, there were 13,967
video visitation sessions conducted;
• A jail GPS tether program was utilized for qualified inmates;
• Aramark prepared 1,833,401 inmate meals;
• 950 inmate disciplinary tickets were issued;
• The Classification Unit interviewed and classified 13,277
inmates. Of these, 4,708 (35%) were referred to Inmate
Services for counseling;
• The Corrections K-9 Team had 209 calls for service;
• Jail personnel conducted 22 line-ups, 57 polygraphs, and 154
inmate interviews;
• The Main Jail oversaw 532 hospital watches for 2011 (464 in
2010) over the course of 19,558 hours (17,849 hours in 2010);
• A total of 10,434 video arraignments were conducted in 2011.
Corrections Program Services
Chief: Mark Metalski
Program Services staff provides various services to the inmate
population housed within the Oakland County Jail system, as
well as to offenders serving their jail sentence in some circumstance
outside the jail environment. In December, the Oakland
County Jail initiated a new jail management system (IMACs). As
the reporting capabilities of this new system are not yet fully
operational, the data provided here shows information only up
to December 16, 2011.
Program Services – In-Custody Programs
These services range from counseling, the identification and
stabilization of mentally ill inmates within the jail, to the identification
and placement of eligible inmates into jail programs that
may expedite completion of the court-ordered sentence. These
activities support the safety and security of the jail environment
while addressing the issue of optimum jail bed utilization.
Casework Services
The Casework Services Unit received and responded to 4,889
referrals for services from a variety of sources including but not
limited to deputies, court personnel, police, probation/parole
staff, family/friends and/or community agencies. Two thousand
sixty three of these referrals were requiring an “immediate”
response from a caseworker. This represents a 3% increase in the
number of “immediate” referrals received in 2010 (1,997) even
though the jail population has decreased.
The K-Block Special Observation Unit has been operational for
the last 7 years. Program Services continues to provide services
within this area by performing a daily review of inmates housed in
the unit as a result of a caseworker administrative notice. For 2011,
560 placements were made in K-Block either by Corrections or
Program Services representing a 14% increase over last year. For
those moved out of K-Block the average length of stay was 8.24
days (minimum = 1 day, maximum = 139 days).
Program Services also coordinates the activities of community
volunteers who provide 12-step recovery groups within the
jail. During 2011, a total of 4,294 inmates participated in 12-step
meetings.
Post-Book Jail Diversion Of The Mentally Ill
In July 2009, the Sheriff’s Office Program Services Unit was the
recipient of a 3-year Byrne JAG stimulus grant. We are currently
in the final year of funding for this grant. The program
provides a treatment readiness curriculum to male and female
mentally ill inmates housed within the jail, and then seeks
diversion for these offenders from jail to a treatment provider
within the community. All inmates continue to receive
psychiatric medication, specialized treatment in a designated
housing area, and a thorough aftercare plan and diversion
request sent to the courts.
In 2011, 347 inmates were screened for possible placement
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